Energy Storage

Hawaii’s 100% Clean Energy Push Drives New Solar Plus Storage Projects

May 17, 2016

Since adopting one of the most aggressive clean energy policies in the country, Hawaii has attracted developers of new clean energy and smart city projects, including: Hitachi, Sunverge...

Roundup: Google’s Alphabet Looks To Erect Smart Cities

May 17, 2016

Caterpillar launches microgrid service; ExxonMobil invests in fuel cells, carbon capture; Supermarkets create energy from food waste; 1366 Technologies raises $10M; L.A. mandates water...

New Technology on Display as ARPA-E Preps for Funding Surge

April 11, 2016

We take a look at some of the new technologies displayed at last month's ARPA-E Innovation Summit, as well as funding initiatives over the past year and some of the numerous companies...

Norwegian Oil Company Launches $200M VC Fund for Cleantech Investments

March 15, 2016

Statoil's new fund just invested $3 million into a New York wind company and plans dozens more in sectors like solar, energy storage, and transportation. The Norwegian oil company's...

The Paris Agreement: What it Means for Climate Finance

February 29, 2016

Experts from Goldman Sachs, RBC, Sindicatum and more share their thoughts and insights about what the historic climate change agreement will mean for clean tech and finance. Optimism...

Clean Tech Investors, Entrepreneurs Look to Energy Storage, China

February 29, 2016

Transportation, agriculture and energy efficiency were hot sectors for investors last year. Corporate investors, meanwhile, are showing even greater interest in cleantech. Energy storage...

1955 Capital’s Andrew Chung on Top Clean Tech Opportunities in China

March 1, 2016

Andrew Chung’s quest to become global matchmaker for sustainability got a big boost recently with his firm’s initial close of $200 million in anchor commitments. Chung reveals...

What 2015 Means for Cleantech Projects and Financing in 2016

February 9, 2016

Battery storage costs declining, record global solar expansion, and the availability of project financing are the most important trends to watch for in 2016, says UGE International...

Resiliency Driving Demand, Financing for Smart Energy Storage

October 20, 2015

Green Charge Networks, Sunverge and NYSERDA officials discuss how energy storage is meeting customers' demand for grid resiliency. And Sunverge is raising capital to deploy its solar...

Former ARPA-E Head Cheryl Martin’s Outlook on the Industry

July 8, 2015

Former ARPA-E director Cheryl Martin talks to us about cleantech funding, her new focus on the “middle of the pipe,” New York’s REV, and about making the impossible become inevitable....